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SkateFarm

A skatepark company and a farming company are not two businesses that you would normally associate with one another. However, this scheme proves that Flo Skatepark and Nottingham Trent Vertical Farm can be successfully combined to benefit each other, throughout the challenging COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.


The context surrounding the chosen site inspires the general sculpting of this design, with the adjacent canal water setting the precedent for the unique and educational skatepark and farm landscape.

Bethan Alice Foot
Student name
Bethan Alice Foot
Course
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
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Throughout the scheme, coloured LED lights appear when it gets darker creating a noticeable transition between night and day, allowing the space to change depending on what time of day it is.

Throughout the scheme, coloured LED lights appear when it gets darker creating a noticeable transition between night and day, allowing the space to change depending on what time of day it is.

The exterior has been specifically designed to stretch outwards and interact with the surrounding area.

The exterior has been specifically designed to stretch outwards and interact with the surrounding area.

This section shows how the skatepark has been dug into the earth to reflect the fluidity of the neighbouring canal and create an interesting landscape for the users.

This section shows how the skatepark has been dug into the earth to reflect the fluidity of the neighbouring canal and create an interesting landscape for the users.

BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design

Interior Architecture and Design at NTU has an incredibly long and rich history; with Interior Decoration taught at the first ever UK Art school, in the Waverley building during the 1950s.

Over the last 70 years, our programme has grown and adapted to meet the requirements of industry and social change, respond to trends, and deliver a degree which encourages students to look, think, critically appraise, and understand local and world issues amongst the principles of design.

We are a validated degree programme in which our students can join the Chartered Society of Designers, and we are members of the Interior Educators network. Our dedicated design studio in the Grade II* listed Arkwright building enables a studio culture which reflects professional practice, in a dynamic environment that challenges everyone to work collaboratively, share experiences and experiment with ideas.

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